Aims: The aims of this study were undertaken with the objectives to determine asexual propagation of moringa plant using branch cuttings of different maturities indicated by the cutting diameter of A) 3-5 cm, B) 6-8 cm or C) 10-12 cm on biomass yield, nutritional composition and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26103
Aim: To determine the phosphorus relationships in mangrove swamp with particular reference to Al and Mn contents in acid sulphate soils. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Mbiabet in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Methodology: Soi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25676
Unavailability and escalating cost of fertilizer coupled with the need to safeguard the environment has called for the use of local nutrient resources for soil fertility management. A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of manure from different livestock dung...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25877
Aim: To evaluate the relationship between budding success and weather factors. Place and Duration of Study: Nursery site of the Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Benin City, Nigeria for three years. Methodology: Seven weather characters were evaluated for correlation with bud...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26227
An experiment was conducted on the farm of the Faculty of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, this soil belongs to the Central Clay Plain of the Sudan which has been formed by alluvial deposit of the Nile, primarily of basaltic origin, and it conside...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26275
Agapit Wouyou, Christophe Bernard Gandonou, David Montcho, Julien Kpinkoun, Eliane Kinsou, Françoise Assogba Komlan & Simplice Léopold Gnancadja·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2016
Aims: In this study, salt resistance level of six amaranth (Amaranthus sp.) cultivars including five from Amaranthus cruentus species (AA-04-028, AA-04-017, Locale, Rouge and Red-Sudan) and one from Amaranthus graecizans species (Stem2-Sat2) cultivated in Benin was evaluated at t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25892
Two species species of Echium and two of Anchusa growing naturally in the sand dunes were analysed for total protein and amino acid compositions in their aerial parts. Total protein contents were detected between 7.55% (Echium italicum) and 12.97% (Anchusa officinalis). Valuable...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26352
Field trial was conducted at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching and Research Fadama farm Sokoto during the 2015 dry season at Sokoto to determine the influence of irrigation interval and variety on the growth and yield of sweet potato in Sokoto Sudan savannah, Nigeria. Trea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25964
Field experiment was conducted during the 2013 growing season at the Teaching and Research Farm, University of Port Harcourt Nigeria, to evaluate the effect of poultry manure on the infestation of Musk pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) by insect pests in the humid ecological zone of Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/13257
Corn, as the second most important cereal cultivated in Afghanistan, is subjected to numerous biotic and abiotic stresses limiting its productivity. Sesamia inferens is a polyphagous pest attacking this crop that causes severe damage and yield losses in Afghanistan. This study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26089
The depletion of soil nutrients and organic matter as accentuated by the non-adoption of appropriate soil management practices is one cause of the yield decline that compels farmers to abandon plantain orchards after two to three production cycles. Information on soil manageme...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22910
Information on soil fertility status is key in predicting the relative response of soils to fertilizer application and adopting appropriate management practices. The present study was conducted to assess the fertility status of the soils of the Dawja Watershed in Enebse Sar Midir...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21646
A series of soils of the Mayo-gwoi flood plain in Jalingo Nigeria were classified and characterized to develop a baseline for soil improvement and increase agricultural productivity. Seven pedons were dug in the area marked Soil units 1, 2 and 3 and were examined with regards to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25665
Soil is one of the most significant ecological factors, on which plants depend for their nutrients, water and mineral supply. Pesticides, fertilizers and agrochemicals applied by tea growers are largely retained by the soil. They undergo degradation in soil through the processes...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26033
Microbial transformation of soil unavailable zinc (Zn) into available form is an important agronomical approach not only to alleviate the Zn deficiency of stable food crops but also to improve the nutritional quality of human diet. Zinc solubilizing bacteria (ZSB) as an inoculant...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25790